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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PADDY FLAT...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
217 PM MDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND STABLE TODAY FOR LIGHT WINDS AND LIMITED MIXING...

.DISCUSSION...THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUNNY
WITH LIGHT UPSLOPE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL
MAX OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S WITH HUMIDITY FALLING INTO THE LOWER
20S BY ABOUT 1800 HOURS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK
DOWN AND MOVE EAST TONIGHT WHICH WILL PROVIDE IMPROVED VENTILATION ON
FRIDAY...ALONG WITH SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.
BY SATURDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...FOLLOWED BY WINDY AND WET
CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR
AT LEAST AN INCH OF WETTING RAIN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...20 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 64.
HUMIDITY............30 TO 44 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...675 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.PADDY.02/BOI